Grandma Jean’s Christmas Cookies

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

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• 3 cups All purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp Kosher salt

• fork

In a large bowl, mix (using a fork) flour, baking powder, and salt.

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• 2 sticks Unsalted butter, cubed and chilled
• 1 cup sugar

• hand mixer with whisk attachment

In another large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar for 3-5 minutes until fully combined (and just before being fluffy).

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• 1 Large egg
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract

• hand mixer with whisk attachment

Add egg and vanilla into the butter-sugar mixture. Beat to incorporate.

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• Hand mixer with whisk attachment

Add half of the dry ingredients into the butter-sugar mixture. Mix until combined. Add the other half of the dry ingredients until combined. The mixture should be crumbly.

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Now, form dough into a ball and place on a slightly floured surface.

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• rolling pin
• baking pan

Roll out the dough so that it is 1/4 inch thick. Use Christmas cookie cutouts and transfer cookies to pans fitted with parchment paper.

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• Oven

Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until browned on the sides.

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• 3 cups Powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp Meringue powder
• ¼ tsp vanilla extract
• 8 tbsp water

• whisk

To make the cookie icing, mix powdered sugar and meringue powder in a medium sized bowl. Add the water and vanilla extract and mix with whisk.

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• Food coloring (optional)

• whisk
• ladle
• piping bag
• Bowls or cups

Separate icing into different bowls or cups and color them with food coloring (optional). Then separate the different icing colors into different piping bags (not fitted with a tip).

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Pipe on decorations to the cookies. Let cookies dry for at least 3-4 hours or overnight.

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Enjoy!

Enjoy your meal!